to be/become blind

• chɛ ka bɛ nina zom let their eyes be blind.
• Miriya ka yi ti zaŋ biŋkɔb’ so ŋun zom bee biŋkɔb’ so ŋun kpahira Mind that you don't use an animal that is blind or lame.
• Birigu zomiya; yɛla jahiya. The deaf and dumb person has become blind; everything is completely spoiled.

red pebbles used to grind up for colouring of local pot

• chɛ ka bɛ nina zom let their eyes be blind.
• Miriya ka yi ti zaŋ biŋkɔb’ so ŋun zom bee biŋkɔb’ so ŋun kpahira Mind that you don't use an animal that is blind or lame.
• Birigu zomiya; yɛla jahiya. The deaf and dumb person has become blind; everything is completely spoiled.

to make somebody blind

• birapu deebu zomdila niriba nina accepting a bribe blinds people eyes.
• (o) ʒi o ni kpari shɛli polo, dama zibisim maa zom o nina (he) doesn't know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
• Dɔro ŋɔ n-nyɛ din zɔmdi niriba n-gari nina dɔr’shɛŋa zaa din gba bahindiri ni zoontali shɛli tin ni tooi taɣi. This disease is the cause of more blindness than any other eye complaint but it is also a curable blindness.